Example sentences of "if they [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Canaries are likely to have more success if they throw 29-year-old Crook into the equation . |
| 2 | The mud they put out now there is lucky if they put two hundred ton in and that 's only had by grab and course they 'd make a hole there , then course that fill up again . |
| 3 | If they put another candidate in it 's does n't do Labour 's name any good does it ? |
| 4 | RUSTLERS will get the trots if they eat two stolen sheep that had just been given de-worming chemicals , Northumberland police warned . |
| 5 | I 'm never sure if they eat this weed cos it does n't look as if it 's going anywhere . |
| 6 | If they hoped that freedom would automatically bring intellectual variety and competition they must be disappointed with the press and pessimistic about the effects of deregulation on broadcasting , however . |
| 7 | Even big companies fear that the safety of their equipment and their employees will be at risk if they seek waste-disposal contracts in the city . |
| 8 | I asked Jeanne to find as many friends as possible to accompany her on walks with Moby , and to give them control of the lead and take him away to explore without her if they felt confident . |
| 9 | The small ones were allowed a mat or blanket on the floor where they curled up if they felt sleepy . |
| 10 | When the last penitent left I strolled to the back of the chapel and was surprised to see three young contra soldiers gazing rather wistfully in through the door — as if they felt unworthy to set foot inside . |
| 11 | It was open to the … auditors to certify that the … deficit was [ a particular figure ] or , if they felt unable to do that , to refuse to certify . |
| 12 | The predatory spirits , on the other hand , are described as if they bore actual malice toward humans . |
| 13 | Indeed , when Jessica had locked her car with all the others at the Moira roundabout — travel-sharing , she assumed , hardheaded Ulstermen saving on the petrol — Rory had walked up to her and kissed her lightly on the mouth as if they owned each other . |
| 14 | It will prevent brewers from evicting publicans in tied houses if they sell one ‘ guest beer ’ . |
| 15 | Local authorities can give discounts of up to 30% if they sell empty houses or flats to priority groups such as first-time buyers and to those moving to their area to start a new job . |
| 16 | Shop owners have been warned that they could face jail sentences if they sell second-hand furniture filled with a highly dangerous type of foam . |
| 17 | If they adopted that system which costs nothing you would avoid patients ' frustration and give the health service a better name . |
| 18 | I wondered if they passed that Trade Union ( positive vetting ) file over to someone else or whether they were keeping it for my return . |
| 19 | The sheriff had suggested that more detonators , designed to alert drivers if they passed red light , be installed . |
| 20 | Hyam also deplores the recent ‘ willingness of Third World governments to adopt the peculiar Purity laws and conventions of Britain in the 1880s as if they represented ultimate truths about human civilisation ’ . |
| 21 | But the Tories still have time to recover , especially if they jettison some of the more unattractive aspects of Thatcherism . |
| 22 | She wondered if you would mind very much if they came another time . |
| 23 | Well the Party was reaction of the sort of the peasants in the villages , if they we if they went straight for collectivization , straight er immediately after the peasants had received this wonderful gift of land in land reform |
| 24 | Until the launch of the so-called ‘ minor tranquillisers ’ in the early Sixties , anxiety was seen as an inevitable everyday experience , and , moreover , as a valuable psychological spur compelling us to take stock of things if they went wrong . |
| 25 | Yes , if they went forty miles an hour , but they do n't . |
| 26 | All the same , it was obviously better if they avoided each other completely . |
| 27 | If they afforded unique opportunities , especially in the international realm , they also posed the ultimate challenge for him : to elevate the banality of peace and prosperity into something epic . |
| 28 | The London County Council opposed Tramway No. 3 , but agreed to permit through running if they constructed such a tramway themselves . |
| 29 | If they disobeyed this one command , God told them , they would die . |
| 30 | I suspect that there 'll there 'd been a certain amount of alienation for a long time things that the men had to accept because the people with the money and therefore the power said that they had to you know a I think quarry men are very proud on one level great sort of craftsmen in a way and erm I 'm sure that you know th the last couple of years well I 've heard them say really tha that there 'd been things niggling them with the management but I suppose this was just like a blatant smack in the face and they realize that if they accepted this if they let the management walk all over them this was the thin end of the wedge you know that . |